Olivia Cox, CNA, is the February 2024 CMH TULIP Award recipient. She is a certified nursing assistant at Parkview Health Care Facility in Bolivar. more

Polk County Democrats will meet on June 17, at Smith's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. more

Voting absentee for the August Primary Election will begin on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday and open through the lunch hour for absentee voting. more

Rita Lemmon, Assessor of Polk County, announces that the board of equalization will begin meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, July 15, at the office of the Polk County Commission to hear those who disagree with the values of real estate established by the assessor for tax year 2024. The board tentatively plans to conclude the hearings by 12 p.m. on Friday, July 19. more

Polk County Democrats will meet on June 17, at Smith's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. more

Polk County Democrats will meet on June 17, at Smith's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. more

Polk County Democrats will meet Monday May 20, at Smith's Restaurant. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. with the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. We will be discussing several items on the agenda. Please bring a friend and join us for good food and fellowship. No guest speaker at this time. All fellow Democrats are encouraged to attend. more

Polk County Democrats will meet Monday May 20, at Smith's Restaurant. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. with the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. We will be discussing several items on the agenda. Please bring a friend and join us for good food and fellowship. No guest speaker at this time. All fellow Democrats are encouraged to attend. more

Polk County Democrats will meet Monday May 20, at Smith's Restaurant. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. with the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. We will be discussing several items on the agenda. Please bring a friend and join us for good food and fellowship. No guest speaker at this time. All fellow Democrats are encouraged to attend. more

Due to the Elections on April 2, the Aldermen meeting was moved from its usual Tuesday to Thursday evening. The session began with the approval of the elections followed by the swearing-in ceremony for the four Aldermen elected at the beginning of April. more

The citizens throughout Polk County’s communities made their way to the polls on Tuesday, April 2 to make their voices heard on a variety of issues, as well as municipal, and school board candidates. Safety was a topic on the ballot for school funding and propositions in Bolivar. Some candidates easily won their positions by large majorities or by having no opposition, while other candidates eked out wins by a single vote. more

Public post-testing of the Image Cast voting machines for the April 4, 2024 General Municipal Election will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, at the Polk County Road & Bridge Complex conference room, 724 S Killingsworth, Bolivar. more